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In reply to the discussion: Superbugs will 'kill every three seconds' [View all]happyslug
(14,779 posts)48. The same in the US, if you go to a pet store.
Any pharmacist will tell you:
(A) Fish diseases are treated with human antibiotics.
(B) You don't need a prescription to purchase antibiotics for fish.
We visited 6 pet stores in the New York City Area - 2 national chains, a regional chain and 3 independently owned pet shops.
Both national chain pet stores we visited had antibiotics for sale. Most of the formulations were available as liquid gel drops or powders that are difficult for people to take. However we were able to obtain tablets of triple sulfa (a cocktail of 3 broad spectrum sulfa antibiotics) and tetracycline tablets on the websites of these chains.
It is a bad idea for people to take veterinary medicines but chemically the drugs are the same as what you find in a human pharmacy.
According to anecdotal reports the fact that one can obtain antibiotics in this manner is common knowledge among branches of the armed forces.
http://www.coreynahman.com/antibiotics.html
(A) Fish diseases are treated with human antibiotics.
(B) You don't need a prescription to purchase antibiotics for fish.
We visited 6 pet stores in the New York City Area - 2 national chains, a regional chain and 3 independently owned pet shops.
Both national chain pet stores we visited had antibiotics for sale. Most of the formulations were available as liquid gel drops or powders that are difficult for people to take. However we were able to obtain tablets of triple sulfa (a cocktail of 3 broad spectrum sulfa antibiotics) and tetracycline tablets on the websites of these chains.
The regional chain pet store and all three mom and pop pet stores sold tetracycline, erythromycin and ampicillin in tablet and capsule form.
On the internet, it was easy to find amoxicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline, cephalexin, metronidazole and erythromycin for sale without a prescription by searching Google for the term "fish antibiotics".
It is a bad idea for people to take veterinary medicines but chemically the drugs are the same as what you find in a human pharmacy.
According to anecdotal reports the fact that one can obtain antibiotics in this manner is common knowledge among branches of the armed forces.
http://www.coreynahman.com/antibiotics.html
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That is true, and a problem, but in this country the big problem is antibiotics given to livestock,
still_one
May 2016
#5
It is a problem, and a lot of work with new classes of antibiotics, bacterial phages, and vaccines
still_one
May 2016
#6
On the radio they were talking about about trying to disconnect profits from sales.
Bad Dog
May 2016
#14
Yes, and at least rich people get richer from tobacco, which is the most important thing
valerief
May 2016
#31
So how do hedge fund managers get rich from it? If that isn't possible, then we all die, cuz
valerief
May 2016
#29